Twins vs. Rays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 20, 2024

The Tampa Bay Rays (35-39), led by Yandy Diaz on a 12-game hitting streak, will meet the Minnesota Twins (41-33) Thursday at Target Field. The Twins are -129 favorites for the matchup, which starts at 1:10 PM ET on BSSUN. Minnesota’s Simeon Woods Richardson and Tampa Bay’s Zack Littell have been named the starters for this contest.

Take a look at our preview for this tilt, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Twins vs. Rays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Twins (-129)
• Underdog: Rays (+109)
• Over/under: 8

Twins vs. Rays Betting Insights

• The Twins have been favorites in 47 games this season and have come away with the win 30 times (63.8%) in those contests.
• This year Minnesota has won 21 of 34 games when listed as at least -129 on the moneyline.
• The Twins have an implied victory probability of 56.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Rays have been the underdog on the moneyline 29 total times this season. They’ve gone 12-17 in those games.
• Tampa Bay has a 4-10 record (winning just 28.6% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +109 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Rays a 47.8% chance to win.

Twins vs. Rays Hitting Leaders

• Carlos Correa leads Minnesota in batting average (.310) this season while adding eight home runs and 35 RBI.
• Correa ranks 89th in home runs and 58th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Carlos Santana is a key run producer for Minnesota with a .239 average, 11 homers and 37 RBI.
• Isaac Paredes paces the Rays in home runs (11), runs batted in (39) and has put up a team-high batting average of .286.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Paredes is 40th in home runs and 41st in RBI.
• Diaz has 13 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 27 walks while hitting .261.

Twins vs. Rays Pitching Rankings

• The Twins strike out nine batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-best in MLB.
• The Twins have pitched to a 4.21 ERA this season, which ranks 22nd in baseball.
• The Twins have a combined WHIP of just 1.214 as a pitching staff, which is the ninth-best in baseball this season.
• The pitching staff for the Rays has a collective 8.7 K/9, the 10th-best in MLB.
• Tampa Bay has the 25th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.43).
• The Rays have the 20th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.286).